The blue hills at the meeting of the Western Ghats and the Kongu plateau are held by herding and forest peoples: the Todas (buffalo herders with their dairy temples), the Kotas (craftsmen and musicians), the Kurumbas and Irulas (forest gatherers).
They trade with the plain, exchanging iron tools and pots with the Kota and Toda dairies. No king rules them.
Who holds it
- Name
- Clan elders of the Todas and neighbours (not named)
- Title
- Whoever leads or speaks for the province
- Since
- not known
- Born
- not known
- Confidence
- low
Overlord
see allegiance
What it holds
- Toda clan pastures and dairy temples
- Kota villages with smiths and potters
- Kurumba and Irula forest bands
Allies and rivals
The Kongu chiefs and the Hoysalas to the north claim nothing in practice.
How things stand that morning
Independent.
Wealth
Dairy produce, honey, iron, forest goods.
Military
No figure is given by any source we reached.
Where the sources disagree
- The Badaga immigration from Mysore is of the sixteenth century and later and is not carried back.
Evidence: Short secondary sources; no dated headman or assembly for 1200.
On the map: Drawn as a rough polygon snapped to land units.
Sources and studies
Last revised 4 November 2026. Published 4 November 2026. Suggest a correction on the OMNIA Discord.